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In article <departed...@netcom.com>, depa...@netcom.com says...
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>Minor note on Warcraft:
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>Units can play follow-the-leader.
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>Isn't it annoying when you send a group off somewhere, and since they
>move at different rates, they all straggle in separately, and probably
>get slaughtered  ... ?
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   This gives me an idea for managing large numbers of troop in WC2.  In 
WC1, you could only select up to 4 units at a time and give them simple 
move or attack orders.  In WC2, I'd like to see groups of much larger 
size and the ability to make them permanent. (eg  Select a group of 8 
archers and press the 'form group' button, and then a small icon appears 
at the top of the screen.  Clicking on this icon later in the game will 
select the 8 archers)  I'd also like to see advanced formation commands 
such as 'single file', 'abreast', and 'box' (eg With the archer group 
mentioned above, click the 'abreast' button, then click on the enemy 
town, then the archers will automatically line up side by side facing the 
target)  This would allow the user to spend more time watching the battle 
instead of madly pointing and clicking.

      Dan Goertzen